D7000 problems?

[ShunCheung]

<p>I only have experience with one D7000, mine. I captured quite a bit of video over the Thanksgiving long weekend and that feature works great for me. The main problem is that audio from the built-in microphone is terrible, but I had the same experience with the D3S, D300S, and D5000, so that is hardly a surprise. For serious video capture, an external microphone is a must.</p>

<p>In particular, Nikon has done a good job to improve AF under live view and video. Now video AF works reasonly well and also does a good job with human face detection. In that area, the D7000 is an improvement from the D3S and D300S.</p>

<p>The D7000's manual specifies that you need class 6 or 10 SDHC memory cards to capture video. I mainly use two class-10 cards and have no problems.</p>

[robert_oneal]

<p>hello shun,</p>

<p>thanks for the response. not that i doubt you at all, but where is the card classification listed in the manual? i looked and didn't see it. i wonder if i was looking in the wrong spot. also, were you shooting at the highest quality? and lastly, what player were you using to view the video? mine was quicktime on a mac.<br>

i really hope to figure this out. thanks again for your time,<br>

rob o</p>

[ShunCheung]

<p>Robert, see page 319 of the D7000 Manual in English:</p><div></div>

[ShunCheung]

<p>It looks like Nikon is developing a new firmware for the D7000 to address the hot pixel issue during video capture; they call them "bright spots": <a href="http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17099">http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17099</a></p>

<p>Therefore, it looks like some of the complaints about hot pixels during video capture are valid, valid enough that Nikon needs to address it. But they are not yet addressing hot pixels in still image capture; for that, you may need to send the camera back to Nikon to get them mapped out.</p>

[david_hamilton8]

<p>Got a new D7000-- Beautiful photo stills at all ISOs, no pixel problems so far-- Noticed a couple of 'white spots' in video in very low light... none in brightly lit scenes-- will see if the Nikon software/ firmware update solves this problem....</p>

[annbaldwin]

<p>I may be accused of being 'too picky', but I bought my D7000 two weeks ago at a Best Buy locally. Right from the start I was unhappy with the focus. I have owned several DSLRs and currently also shoot with a Panasonic G1 micro 4/3rds. I'm semi-pro, so I do know how to work the buttons! At first I thought I must be setting something wrong in the camera, but the only time I have been able to get really sharp images is in the studio with strobes. Today I did some test images with first a 28-300mm VR lens and secondly with my Nikkor 50mm 1.8. It was a dull day, so I pushed the ISO up to 800 to get the best focus I could while hand-holding. None of the photos were in focus and all had appalling pink and green color noise, even in the lighter areas, as well as some of the worst chromatic aberration I have ever seen. There was also plenty of luminance noise. I then shot the same subjects with my Panasonic G1, 45-200mm lens on the same settings. Yes, there was noise at ISO 800, but mostly luminance and nowhere near as bad. Focus was good. My husband then shot the same images with his Olympus E620 - result: not quite as good as the G1 focus-wise, but similar noise levels to the G1. All performed better than the D7000. I hate to do this, but I've contacted Nikon support to return the camera. Best Buy gave me 7 days to return the camera in the box, unopened.</p>

[ShunCheung]

<p>Concerning D7000 focusing issues, we have a separate thread on that topic: <a href="00XnSk">Nikon D7000 backfocus problem</a></p>

[george_potash]

<p>I shoot crime scene, and have used a D80 for the past few years. I upgraded to a D7000, and suffered the hot pixel issue. Returned it, and the second one had lots of hot pixels (looked like shooting the sky at night).<br>

I can't simply post out all the dead pixels, so the second D7000 will go back to BB. I may try a third, but that will be it. Since I also just finished a grant to purchase 35 complete rigs (nikons with speedlights, tripods, etc.), Nikon's less-than-caring attitude on fixing this issue may result in a changeover to Canon. This was supposed to be the end-all, be-all camera for tech shooters like me. In truth, it's a debacle.</p>

[pamela]

<p> I bought the D7000 with the Nikkor 105 and the 300. Shot several photos inside using different settings, most were great. When I went outside most were out of focus, same issue in low light unless I shot at factory settings and could only use the live viewfinder. I prefer the eye viewfinder but the photos were really out of focus or dark. Any help would be appreciated.</p>

[antongorlin]

<p>I've got my D7000. All is good except tons of hot pixels on long exposures.<br>

really, hundreds. <br>

it's a 100% crop, 30 sec exposure. The whole image is like that.<br>

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/KpFof.jpg" alt="" width="932" height="656" /></p>

<p>I have disabled noise reduction at long exposures at all. can it be the case? should I update some firmware or go to service?<br>

no red dots on shorter exposures like 5 sec</p>

[bidyut_de1]

<p>I bought my first NIKON D7000 in the month of April,2011.I was using Nikon for more than 32 yrs.I am an Indian reside at KOLKATA working as a pro photographer.On August 28th in the early morning after taking one picture my ill-fated camera (no.8048931) stopped working,showing 'ERR' on the lcd screen on the top.After contacting Nikon Service Center,they said some parts inside the grip malfunctioning or damaged.After three days they replied that 'MOTOR DRIVE APERTURE UNIT,PD UNIT' went wrong so they have replaced the parts.In my life I never went to any camera service station for repairing camera.Two days ago back lcd screen suddenly starts filickering and went off,while camera is on.I put off the camera and remove the battery,then after some time place the battery while my hand was shaking in fear.But thank god my camera is working.I really don't know when my camera will start with a new problem.Now my real question is,are The Nikon is aware of all these problems, the innocent dedicated users are facing after emptied their pocket for buying for those much hyped cameras.Honestly I am saying D7000's pictures are the best as per my point of view.But I think for making profit Nikon is not looking after their so called QUALITY CONTROL STANDARD.For which they are proud for years.I am asking photo.net should convey this matter to NIKON.IS NIKON LISTENING ???</p>

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[bill_black2]

<p>I have been trying to get the same issues resolved for three months and am logging the saga on an Amazon.com review.</p>

<p>I am seriously thinking it's time to start up a class-action law suit. If anyone hast started let me know. If I don't get a response in a few days I will start digging up the process here.</p>

<p>B. Black</p>

[xavier_collins]

 

<p>That's really sad to hear the problems with the Nikon D7000. And im only 17 and have no source of income so paying out all that money for a camera with problems is not too appealing to me because I wont be able to pay for a new one. What would be a good alternative to a D7000???</p>